MBC I Live Alone's Im Woo-il takes on the "cooking king(?)" challenge. Choosing "learning to cook" as his 2026 goal, Im Woo-il was spotted struggling at a cooking academy.
The life of Im Woo-il attending a cooking academy will be revealed on MBC I Live Alone (directed by Heo Hang, Kang Ji-hee, Kim Jin-kyung, Moon Ki-young, Jeong Ji-woon), which airs at 11:10 p.m. on the 10th.
In the released photos, Im Woo-il is shown with his hair tied back tightly, radiating cooking passion. He said, "I wanted to try doing something this year," and said he set "learning to cook" as his 2026 goal and attends cooking academy twice a week. Im Woo-il revealed a realistic(?) reason for choosing "learning to cook" as his goal, sparking curiosity about what that reason might be.
Attending a home-cooked meal–focused hobby class, Im Woo-il displays scholarly zeal among students of various ages. While watching the teacher's cooking demonstrations he repeatedly asks questions and carefully checks points not included in the recipes.
When hands-on cooking practice begins in earnest, Im Woo-il, who fearlessly prepares ingredients, shows off skills he built over six months as a cooking assistant during his military service. He also expressed unusual confidence, saying he cooked for his mother on her birthday.
While following the recipe smoothly, Im Woo-il faces an unexpected crisis. Facing raw chicken, he experiences a "visual shock," and he struggles while holding a frying pan to make a rolled omelet.<
[Photo] I Live Alone
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